{Belated} Bugs and Hisses

Hey there! Due to my computer troubles, I was unable to post this card in time for Halloween, but I still wanted to share it with you! It's the card I sent to my little nephew! I put a Barnes and Noble gift card inside and wrote "Thought you'd like some new BooOOooOooks for Halloween!" HA!

The image, sentiment, and spider web die are from a prize package that I won from There She Goes Clear Stamps! The stamp set is called "Bugs and Hisses" and it's TOTALLY ADORABLE! And I LOVE how detailed the spider web die is!! AWESOME!

I added some sparkle to the spiders with a clear "at you" spica pen. They really shimmer in real life! And all of the patterned papers are from the Mischievous collection by My Mind's Eye, which ended up being one of my absolute favorite Halloween lines this year!

ADDITIONAL NOTE: I used the October 2011 "Sketch For You To Try" by Jen Del Muro. Missed the deadline, but LOVE the sketch! Jen will be posting a new sketch for November this Saturday! YAY!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tomorrow I'll share some photos from our Ghastly Cocktail Hour! It was LOTS of FUN!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Bugs and Hisses (There She Goes Clear Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Pumpkin (Amuse Studio), Charcoal Color Box Fluid Chalk Inkpad (Clearsnap)

Cardstock: Black (The Paper Company), Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Mischievous (My Mind's Eye)

Spider Web Die: (There She Goes Clear Stamps)

Crystal Stickers: Orange Elements (Mark Richards)

Clear "At You" Spica Pen

Ribbon: "Halloween" (Michaels)

Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)

Adhesive Tape Runner: (Therm-o-web)

Pop Dots: (All Night Media)

 

Trick or Sweet Blog Hop

Hi there and welcome to your next stop on Taylored Expressions' October Blog Hop!!! As you know, the theme for this hop is "Trick or Sweet" (CUTE, right?!?!) Since Halloween is right around the corner, I was REALLY in the mood to make a Halloween-themed card! The problem is...I don't happen to own any TE Halloween images (yet). EEEK! Will definitely have to remedy that situation at some point! Hmmmm...so I decided to get a little creative with the "Make a Wish" set to see if I could make something festive out of images that aren't typically used for Halloween. Here's what I came up with:

I used the banner, balloon strings, and balloons from "Make A Wish" to create this fun little party scene!!! The face is from DeNami Design. And the patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye, Papertrey Ink, and Lily Bee Design.

What do you think??? It didn't turn out exactly the way I envisioned it, but not too shabby *wink*!

Thanks for hopping along!!

Next stop: Corinna's BEAUTIFUL blog!

Ghastly Cocktail Hour Invitations

My husband and I are planning a fun Halloween-themed get together, and I wanted to pop in really quickly to show you the invitations I made for the occasion!

I used Microsoft Word's "Chiller" font to type out the details and printed them on gray cardstock. Then, I added images from Hero Arts, DeNami Design and Village Arts Press and patterned paper from My Mind's Eye (see complete supply list below). So super FUN to make!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I made 28 of these and was so happy with the results!!! I hope you like them, too, and are inspired to make something CRAFTY and FUN for Halloween!!!

Now, it's time to get busy working on some BOO-TIFUL decorations, SPOOKTACULAR treat bags, and the MUMMY-licious menu items!!! YAY!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a FANTASTIC day! 

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Supplies:

Stamps: Martini Glass (Village Arts Press), Friendly Ghost (DeNami Design), Web from "Happy Halloween" clear stamp set (Hero Arts)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Charcoal Color Box Fluid Chalk Inkpad (Clearsnap)

Copic Sketch Markers

Cardstock: Gray (The Paper Company), Ocean Breeze (Bazzill Basics), Lime Crush (Bazzill Basics)

Patterned Paper: Mischievous (My Mind's Eye)

Microsoft Word: Chiller Font

Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)

Edge Distresser Tool: (Heidi Swapp)

Double Sided Adhesive: ATG 700 Adhesive Applicator (Scotch)

 

BOO!

I have A BUNCH of stickers in my craft studio that have been neglected for WAAYYYYY TOO LONG! So, the most recent challenge at CAS-ual Fridays was the perfect opportunity to bust into the stash and put some of those stickers to work!

The temperatures are starting to cool off here in the mountains (especially in the evenings) and the aspen leaves are just beginning to turn. So, I've got Halloween on the brain (not to mention some serious cravings for Reese cups...mmmmmm!)

The spider web is a sticker that I believe was part of some blog candy that I won from my sweet friend, Paulina, well over a year ago!!! SOOOOO happy that this challenge forced me to give stickers another try!!!

So...what do you think?

There's still time to play along in CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 17! The challenge ends tonight (Aug 31st) at 11:59PM EST! Click HERE for all of the details and for LOTS of inspiration from their DT and the other participants!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

****REMINDER****

Don't forget to enter for a chance to win my BLOG CANDY! Click HERE for the deets!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: spider and BOO! from Halloween Stamp Set PF36 (DeNami Design), paperclip from Just My Type (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Habanero Versafine (Tsukineko), Chamomile (Papertrey Ink)

Cardstock: Stampers' Select White and Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink), Gray (from my scraps stash)

Patterned Paper: Text-Style Halloween Prints (Papertrey Ink), Basics White Paper Pad (Basic Grey)

Sticker: web from "Spellbound" Line Art Stickers (Making Memories)

Punch: Round Binding Edge Edger Punch (EK Success)

Embroidery Floss: Black (Janlynn)

Black Copic Multiliner

Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)

Adhesiver Tape Runner: (Therm-o-web)

Pop Dots: (All Night Media)

Glue Dots

Spooktacular Wrapping Project

Hello! It's been awhile since I've posted anything. I've been busy trying to clean and reorganize my craft studio. It was such a disaster! I'm not even kidding! I literally had a 6" x 6" space to work on at my table. Piles of "stuff" EVERYWHERE---all over the floor, all over the table, on the shelves. It was BAD! I'm just about finished with the major overhaul. I'll share photos early next week (so long as you promise NOT to hold the "before photos" against me *wink*).

I also spent last Thurs-Sat helping out at the DeNami Design booth at a stamp show in Loveland, CO! Nami and her family are so incredibly sweet and fun to work with! At their show booth Nami demonstrates various projects and cards throughout the day!! She is AMAZING!!! I could watch her all day long! She is so incredibly talented and creative!!!

I was so inspired by Nami's projects at the show that I decided to use my DeNami Design stamps to make some wrapping paper for a little Halloween gift for my mom!

I had a great time making this!! I simply cut up an old brown grocery bag, layed it flat on the table, and stamped away!!!! I used the following DeNami Design stamps: Small Solid Circle B85, Small Stitched Circle D123, Polka Dot Circle D91, Halloween Stamp Set PF36, Double Circle F183. I stamped some of the spiders onto colored cardstock, cut out the fuzzy centers and popped them up for FUN!

I'm pretty excited about how this turned out! I hope you like it too! I can't wait to create more wrapping paper for other occasions (birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc.)! The possibilities are endless!!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with the Halloween goodie bag I made for my dad!

TCP Tuesday!

Boo!! Did I scare ya? Well, Halloween sure is sneaking up on us, and to celebrate, I made this card for TCP Tuesday's sketch challenge. You can check out the original sketch as well as all of the details about TCP Tuesdays HERE!! Plus, you can see a slide show full of inspiring creations!! FUN!

Isn't that spooky little toad adorable?!? He's from the "Fright Night Clearly Swanky Set" (The Cat's Pajamas)! The sentiment is something I created using the "Curlz" font in Microsoft Word.

Supplies:

Stamped Image: "Fright Night Clearly Swanky Set" (The Cat's Pajamas)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Copic Sketch Markers

Cardstock: Orange (Archivers), "Lime Crush" (Bazzill), White (The Paper Company), "Plum Pudding-Embossed Dots" (Bazzill)

Patterned Paper: "Halloween-Digits" (We R Memory Keepers)

Hole Punch: 1/16" (McGill)

Pop Dots: (All Night Media)

Adhesive: (Tombow)

Edge Distresser: (heidi swapp)

Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"